Israel and Hamas: from the siege of the Church of the Nativity to the siege of Bethlehem. The testimony of Sister Fayeza Ayad

Sister Fayeza Ayad, a member of the community of the Franciscan Minimal Sisters of the Sacred Heart, speaks to SIR…

Gaza Strip. Jerusalem church leaders and Archbishop Welby (Anglicans): “The international community must ensure protection of hospitals, schools and places of worship”

The bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues. All 700 Catholic members of the Latin parish are incessantly praying for peace.…

Lebanon. Fady Noun (Beirut): “Dramatic hours, the ground offensive on Gaza is the critical factor”

“These are dramatic hours” in Lebanon too. “The decisive question today is the attack on Gaza. If Israel launches a…

Gaza Strip. Antone (Caritas Gaza): “Our priority now is to survive. We will rebuild our homes”

“The situation in Gaza is terrible: there is destruction everywhere, the roads are interrupted, there is no electricity, no water,…

Gaza Strip. Father Romanelli (parish priest): “The Pope phoned again yesterday.” The local Christians: “We live in a cage surrounded by rubble, but we will not leave.”

Yesterday, Pope Francis once again made a telephone call to the parish priest of Gaza, Father Gabriel Romanelli. More than…

Middle East: Borrell (EU), “peace will not come about by itself, it has to be built. International community has not done enough”

Middle East: Von der Leyen (EU Commission), “against Israel pure evil” from Hamas. “But there is no excuse for hitting a hospital”

Gaza Strip: Massacre at Al-Ahli Arabi Anglican hospital. WCC: “War Crimes. Massive punitive attack”

Hamas and Israel blame each other for bombing that killed hundreds at Gaza’s Anglican hospital. Most of the victims are…

Day of fasting and prayer for peace: the continuous prayer of Christians in Gaza

Today is the day of prayer, fasting and abstinence for peace in the Holy Land, proclaimed by the Latin Patriarch…

Israel and Gaza. Msgr. Baturi (CEI): “We support the efforts of our Christian brothers and sisters, the Church upholds every attempt to engage in dialogue”

“We support our Christian brothers and sisters in their efforts to show solidarity, closeness and love to those who are…

Inside the Kibbutz where the massacre took place. Nadav: “My parents were kidnapped. They believed in peace and worked for peace all their lives”

The story of the two Italian-Israeli citizens, Eviatar Moshe Kipnis and Lilach Lea Havron, in all probability kidnapped by Hamas…